Google Latitude Check-In Deals Now Nationwide
Google has announced that their Check-in service based on Latitude, launched in Austin last month at SXSW, is now available across the US. This means you can use the Google Latitude app to check-in at locations across the US and unlock deals based on your status. The way it works is pretty simple: Check in. [...]
Read MoreGoogle Latitude Launches for iPhone
Google Latitude is the service to use if you want people to be able to track your location wherever you go. Rather than requiring you to check in at every stop, Latitude continuously shares your location in the background as you move. The perfect tool for keeping tabs on your kids, loved ones, or significant [...]
Read MoreGoogle Hotpot Personal Recommendations Engine is Powered by You and Your Friends
While most are feeling pretty let down by Apple’s “huge” Beatles announcement today, Google launched a service called Hotpot which might make up for it. It provides personal recommendations for local businesses based on what you and your friends think, solving a major problem with finding new places or businesses. For example, if I’m in [...]
Read MoreGrindr: Not Just Guy Thing, an iPad Thing
Grindr is the largest all male location-based mobile dating/social networking tool for the iPhone, iPod touch, and BlackBerry devices. Grindr has now expanded to the iPad for more functionality and more ways for guys to meet…
Read MoreFacebook Partners with Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown, and Yelp for Places
It looks like all the speculation was correct. At a press event which was streamed live, Facebook finally announced their location initiative. It’s called Facebook Places and, while it shares some of the same features, it’s not the same as a Foursquare or Gowalla. In fact, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and MyTown representatives were at the [...]
Read MoreCheck-in to The Stuff You Buy with MyTown
MyTown has decided to take checking-in to the next level by allowing its users to check-in to consumer products using your iPhone or iPod Touch mobile device’s camera to scan the barcode of the product…
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